Americans Spent as Much on Cannabis as Taco Bell Last Year

[TeamPooka]

And that's without a drive-thru.

https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/americans-spending-legal-cannabis-taco-bell-nfl?utm_source=SailThru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=buy_pickup&utm_term=global&utm_content=deals?sailthru_vars[user_click_news]=3

Americans Spent as Much on Cannabis as Taco Bell Last Year
"With the opening of more and more state-legal markets, cannabis sales are quickly catching up with that of more established products, brands, and services. New data compiled by Marijuana Business Daily shows that Americans spent an estimated $10.4 billion on cannabis last year—about as much as they dropped at the country’s sixth-largest fast food chain, Taco Bell.

That $10.4 billion in sales, which combines medical and adult-use markets, was nearly $2 billion more than in 2017. It was also nearly three times the $3.6 billion that Americans spent on e-cigarettes in 2018."

"The MJBiz analysis made a few other striking comparisons to help contextualize what $10 billion in sales looks like. For instance, it’s about 10 times the roughly $900 million that Americans forked out for Goldfish crackers. It’s just a sliver of the $72.2 billion spent on wine. And it’s more than twice what Americans paid to play the popular video game Fortnite."

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[redstatebluegirl]

1. Why any state would not want the tax revenue from this is beyond me.

They will take it from liquor stores no problem but not pot, please.....

[earthshine]

2. It would interfere with the financial workings of the Police/Prison Industrial Complex.

Some states rely on having people designated as criminals to fund various programs.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I know Oklahoma does.

[TeamPooka]

7. It's a choice: Either they can tax it or the money goes to cartels and criminals, tax free

[marble falls]

4. Kinda figures. Their "protein bowl" is actually a fairly healthy and tasty dish and priced well.

[eppur_se_muova]

5. Often within an hour, too. nt

[TeamPooka]

6. :)

[SeattleVet]

8. Chips, cookies, and ice cream sales are up, too, in these states.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/people-in-states-where-marijuana-is-legal-are-eating-more-cookies-and-ice-cream-2019-03-04

[GWC58]

9. And, meanwhile, in prohibition Red States liquor,

opiates and tobacco are rising. Okay I don’t actually know if that’s true, or not. But it does have a “ring of truth” to it! 🤔